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re: Trump made an interesting point about our GDP and NATO
Posted on 7/12/18 at 7:19 am to Homesick Tiger
Posted on 7/12/18 at 7:19 am to Homesick Tiger
He can easily turn off the valve...
We shouldn’t be obligated to put in more. We need to just contribute our 2%.
We shouldn’t be obligated to put in more. We need to just contribute our 2%.
This post was edited on 7/12/18 at 7:20 am
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Posted on 7/12/18 at 7:23 am to Magician2
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We need to just contribute our 2%.
But that number increases and decreases with GDP.
Posted on 7/12/18 at 7:24 am to Magician2
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We shouldn’t be obligated to put in more. We need to just contribute our 2%
We aren't obligated to put in more. We will always spend more than our 2% minimum because we have a large military presence. Why do you all keep saying contribute?
Posted on 7/12/18 at 7:27 am to Magician2
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We need to just contribute our 2%.
Which in the present time is growing because of our GDP but yet the services of NATO are remaining stagnant from what I see. We're not getting bangs for our bucks. One country should not be bearing the burden of financing at least 60% of NATO's budget and with our rising GDP I see us financing even more of that budget.
Posted on 7/12/18 at 7:31 am to Magician2
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He can easily turn off the valve...
We shouldn’t be obligated to put in more. We need to just contribute our 2%.
I say that until everyone ponies up their 2% we don't make another payment. If they want to throw us out then good luck to them the next time someone starts some shite. I am tired of financing the world when we have so many needs in our own country. The left keeps applauding the EU's ability to have universal healthcare and free college but they don't realize that is only because we support the EU financially. frick them.
Posted on 7/12/18 at 8:33 am to Magician2
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We shouldn’t be obligated to put in more. We need to just contribute our 2%.
Does everyone here realize that this means cutting our military spending by 40%?
This would reduce our federal budget by around $300 billion, which would be nice, but I’m not sure everyone understands the implications.
Posted on 7/12/18 at 10:47 am to Magician2
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He can easily turn off the valve...
We shouldn’t be obligated to put in more. We need to just contribute our 2%.
I am 100% in favor of your proposal to slash the United States defense budget nearly in half, from around 3.5% of our GDP down to 2%.
Based on the fact that your post has 16 upvotes vs only 2 downvotes, it is clear that the majority of this board agrees with you as well.
Gee, it'd be pretty embarrassing for you guys if you were all on here bitching about the 2% figure without realizing that it refers to DOMESTIC defense spending and not some kind of check we write to NATO. Thankfully, I know a Trump supporter would NEVER bitch about an issue they were completely ignorant regarding. So when do we start calling our representatives to tell them that the silent majority demands that we cut the military in half?
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